PSE Index Bounces Back on Bargain Hunting

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) index bounced back on bargain hunting Wednesday, closing higher despite muted trading and average volume.

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) Index, November 12, 2025

The main index ended at 5,714.02 points, up by 84.95 points or 1.50 percent.

Only the holding firms sector posted a loss, although marginal at 0.06 percent, as several blue chips attracted investor attention, many continuing to recover from their market recess prices.

Top-traded ICTSI, for instance, closed at ₱552.50, up 3.46 percent from its earlier price of ₱538.50. PLDT also gained, rising 4.27 percent from ₱1,208 to ₱1,220.

By sector, financials went up 2.25 percent, industrials rose 1.60 percent, services gained 2.66 percent, mining and oil climbed 0.71 percent, and property inched up 0.09 percent.

Among the actively traded stocks, BDO Unibank advanced 2.44 percent to ₱126, Metrobank gained 3.32 percent to ₱65.40, and Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) rose 2.19 percent to ₱102.50.

Newly listed Maynilad, however, shed more ground, closing at ₱14.10, down 4.86 percent.

The rise in telco stocks offset losses in gaming issues such as Digiplus, which declined 4.92 percent to ₱26.10. PLDT was among the top gainers, climbing 4.27 percent to ₱1,220.

In the mining and oil sector, gains in OceanaGold and Nickel Asia — which rose 1.02 percent to ₱32.10 and 10.95 percent to ₱3.85, respectively — offset losses in Philex Mining, down 2.44 percent to ₱8.39, and Apex Mining, which slipped 3.01 percent to ₱9.91.

Other gainers included Topline, up 8.76 percent to ₱1.49, and PXP Energy, up 6.72 percent to ₱2.54.

Value turnover amounted to ₱6 billion, about average, with foreign trades accounting for ₱6.9 billion as foreign investors again played both sides of the market. Net foreign selling totaled ₱36.2 million, from ₱3.454 billion in foreign buying and ₱3.490 billion in foreign selling.

Market breadth was positive, with 102 gainers, 86 losers, and 50 unchanged issues, including SPNEC, First Gen, Vitarich, MRC Allied, Megaworld, and Cosco Capital.

Among the gainers were ACEN Corp., China Bank, Union Bank, Alternergy, Aboitiz Power, Citicore REIT, D&L Industries, Monde Nissin, Century Pacific Food, Universal Robina, Ionics, Integrated Micro-Electronics, AREIT, DoubleDragon, Robinsons Land, Vista Land, VistaREIT, Synergy Grid, Citicore RE, and Megawide.

Among the losers were Security Bank, PNB, Semirara Mining, Shell Pilipinas, Emperador, ABS-CBN, Cebu Air, PhilWeb, Petron, Ayala Land, SM Prime, Benguet A and B, Lepanto A, and Manila Mining A.